Trip Planning

How to plan it — routes, packing, budgets and drive times.

There’s nothing like the thrill of hitting the open road with your kids, but the chaos that follows can be overwhelming. I remember my…

I remember the first time we packed the car for a road trip with our two kids. We had no idea where to go,…

I remember the first time I tried to pack for a road trip with my friends. I had a duffel bag, a backpack, and…

I still remember the way the desert wind blew through the open windows of our minivan as we traveled from Arizona to Utah on…

There's something magical about the first time your kids see the Grand Canyon from the edge of a highway, their eyes wide with wonder…

There’s something about the thrill of a road trip that makes you want to pack everything under the sun. I remember the first time…

Driving down Route 66 with my two kids in the backseat, the sun sinking behind the Arizona desert, I felt a deep sense of…

There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when you’re driving down a highway at 65 mph, the wind in your hair, and your…

I still remember the day my family and I hit the road for our first easy US family road trip — a 300-mile journey…

There’s something about the open road that makes it feel like the world is yours — especially when you’re a small family leaving the…